Habits of Mind

Persisting

Stick to it!
Perservering in task through to the finish
Remaining Focused
Looking for ways to reach your goal when you are stuck
Not giving up


Managing Impulsivity

Take your time!
Thinking before you act
Remaining calm, thoughtful and deliberate


Listening with Understanding and Empathy

Understand Others!
Devote mental energy to another person's thoughts and ideas.
Make an effort to perceive another's point of veiw and emotions


Thinking Flexibly

Look at it Another Way!
Being able to change perspectives, generate alternatives, consider options.


Thinking about your Thinking (Metacognition)

Know your knowing!
Being aware of your own thoughts, strategies, feelings and actions and their effects on others.


Striving for Accuracy

Check it again!
Always doing your best
Expecting something to be better than the time before
Setting high standards for yourself
Checking and finding ways to constantly improve.


Questioning and Problem Posing

How do you know?
Having a questioning attitude
Knowing what data is needed and developing questioning strategies to find this data
Finding problems to solve


Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations

Use what you Learn
Accessing prior knowledge
Transferring knowledge beyond the situation in which it was learnt


Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision

Be clear
Striving for accurate communication in both written and oral form
Avoiding over generalisation distortions, deletions and exaggerations


Gather Data Through All Senses

Use your natural pathways!
Pay attention to the world around you
Gather data through all the senses, taste, touch, smell, hearing and sight


Creating, Imagining, and Innovating

Try a different way!
Generating new and novel ideas, fluency, orginality


Responding with Wonderment and Awe

Have fun figuring it out!
Finding the world awesome, mysterious and being intrigued with phenomena and beauty


Taking Responsible Risks

Venture out!
Being adventuresome
Living on the edge of one's competence
Try new things constantly


Finding Humour

Laugh a little!
Finding the whimsical, incongruous and unexpected
Being able to laugh at oneself


Thinking Interdependently

Work together!
Being able to work and learn from others in reciprocal situations
Team work


Remaining Open to Continuous Learning

Learn from experiences!
Having humility and pride when admitting we don't know
Resisting complacency